go ahead
— phrasal verb with go /ɡəʊ/
/ɡoʊ/ verb (present participle going, past tense went, past participle gone)Definition
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B2 to start to do something: We've received permission to go ahead with the music festival in spite of opposition from local residents. I got so fed up with waiting for him to do it that I just went ahead and did it myself.Starting and beginningStarting again B2 informal said to someone in order to give them permission to start to do something: "Could I ask you a rather personal question?" "Sure, go ahead."Allowing and permitting › If an event goes ahead, it happens: The festival is now going ahead as planned.Occurring and happening
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Synonyms and related words:
- admit of sth phrasal verb
- allow of sth phrasal verb
- allow verb (GIVE PERMISSION)
- allowable adjective
- authorization noun
- authorize verb
- concession noun (SOMETHING ALLOWED)
- given the chance/choice idiom
- imprimatur noun
- leave noun (PERMISSION)
- leave verb (GIVE RESPONSIBILITY)
- let sb/sth in phrasal verb
- let sb/sth out phrasal verb
- licence noun
- mandate verb (GIVE PERMISSION)
- OK noun
- sanction noun (APPROVAL)
- submit verb (ALLOW)
- unlicensed adjective
- valid adjective
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Allowing and permitting
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